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METHOD OF GONSTRUGTING AR' I'ESIAN WELLS.

UNIT-FED STATES NEESON w. or CORTLAND, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTBNG ARTESIAN WELLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 73.4125, dated Januaryl4, 1868.

Tnall whom, it mar/concern:

Be it known that I, NELsoN W. GREEN; of j-,-'( Jortlan d, in the county of Cortland and State to! New York, have invented a new and use- -f ul' improvement in the. manner of sinking and coustructing-artesian or driv-en wells which is driven or forced into the ground to :fornrt-he opening or hole or the in ertion of the tube that forms the casing or lining of the well and the avenue through which the water is raised to or above the surface of the ground, and Fig. 2'represents a portion of the tube.

. My invention consists in driving or forcing' an iron or' a wooden rod-with a steel or'iron point into the. earth nntilit is projected to or into the water, and then withdrawing the said rod and inserting in its placea tube. of metalorwood to the same depth, through which m1 f from which the water may be drawn by any of the usual well-known forms of pumps;

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to de scribe the same with reference to the drawings. The drivingrod A, I construct of wood or iron or other metal, 0r-of parts of each, with a sharp point, z), of steel, or otherwise, to penetrate the earth, and a slight swell, a, a short distance above the point, to make the hole slightly larger than the general diameter of therod. This rod I drive by a falling weight or other power into the earth until its point passes sufficiently far into the water to procure the desired supply. I then withdraw the.rod and insert in itsplace the iron or wooden tube 13, which may be slightly contracted at its lower-end to insure its easy pas sage to its place. j In general, this tube B, I I fmake of iron, and of a thickness that will "bear a force applied at its. upper extremity sufiicient to drive or force it to its place; and

where a large or continuous flow of water is de'sired'I perforate this lower end of the tube to admit the water more freely to the inside.

The perforations 6 maybe about one-half of an inch in diameter, (less or more',) andfrom one to one-and a half inch apart; .andthe perforations may extend from the bottomof the tube upward from one to two feet. The diameter of the tube should be somewhat smaller than of. diameter of the swell a on the drill end of the driving rod A.

In localities where the water is near the su face of the ground, and the well is for a temporary use only, as in. the case-of a 'moving army, or for temporary camps, lighter and thinner material thaniron maybe used for making the. tubes-as', for instance, zinc, tin, copper, or sheet metal of other kind, or even wood may be'used. The rod may be of any suitable and practical size that can be readily driven or forced into the ground, and may be from one to three inches in diameter. Any suitable well-known pump may be applied to raise the water up through the tube to the surface or above it. i

I am aware of James Suggetts patentof" wells where no rock is to be penetrated--vi-z.,.

by driving or forcing down a rod to and into thewater underground, and withdrawing it and inserting a tube in its place to draw the water through,.substantially as herein described. N. W. GREEN. Witnesses;

A. B. STOUGHTON,

Jo's. 'PEOK. 

